Australian honours order of wearing

The Governor-General of Australia has, at irregular intervals, notified for general information the positioning of the wearing of Australian Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards was last published in 2007, and replaced the previous list published in 2002.[1]

Prior to 2002, the lists were named the Australian Order of Precedence of Honours and Awards.[2] With the cessation in 2013 of the gazettal of lists of recipients of Australia Day and Queen’s Birthday Honours, it is not yet known if future issues of the Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards will be gazetted.[3]

Order of Wearing

Order of wearing decorations and awards within the Australian honours system.[4]

Honours and Awards listed are:

  • those within the Australian System of Honours and Awards;
  • those conferred by The Sovereign in exercise of the royal prerogative;
  • those within the Order of St John; and
  • foreign awards, the acceptance and wearing of which have been authorised by the Governor-General.

Note that awards of the British Empire/United Kingdom are now considered foreign (if awarded after 5 October 1992), and should be worn accordingly.[5]

See also: Order of Wearing of honours awarded prior to 6 October 1992
  1. Victoria Cross/Victoria Cross for Australia[6] VC
  2. Cross of Valour CV
  3. Knight/Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter[note 1] KG/LG
  4. Knight/Lady of the Order of the Thistle[note 1] KT/LT
  5. Member of the Order of Merit[note 1] OM (Civil Division and Military Division)
  6. Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia[note 2] AK/AD
  7. Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[note 1] GCVO
  8. Companion of the Order of Australia (General Division) AC (Military Division)
  9. Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[note 1] KCVO/DCVO
  10. Officer of the Order of Australia (General Division) AO (Military Division)
  11. Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[note 1] CVO
  12. Star of Gallantry SG
  13. Star of Courage SC
  14. Distinguished Service Cross DSC
  15. Member of the Order of Australia (General Division) AM (Military Division)
  16. Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order[note 1] LVO
  17. Member of the Royal Victorian Order[note 1] MVO
  18. Conspicuous Service Cross CSC
  19. Nursing Service Cross NSC
  20. Medal for Gallantry MG
  21. Bravery Medal BM
  22. Distinguished Service Medal DSM
  23. Public Service Medal PSM
  24. Australian Police Medal APM
  25. Australian Fire Service Medal AFSM
  26. Ambulance Service Medal ASM
  27. Emergency Services Medal ESM
  28. Australian Corrections Medal[note 3] ACM
  29. Australian Intelligence Medal [note 4] AIM
  30. Medal of the Order of Australia (General Division) OAM (Military Division)
  31. Order of St John[note 1][7]
  32. Conspicuous Service Medal CSM
  33. Australian Antarctic Medal AAM
  34. Royal Victorian Medal RVM
  35. Commendation for Gallantry
  36. Commendation for Brave Conduct
  37. Commendation for Distinguished Service
  38. Australia Service Medal 1939-45
  39. Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975[note 5]
  40. Vietnam Medal
  41. Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal[note 6]
  42. Australian Active Service Medal[note 5]
  43. International Force East Timor Medal (INTERFET)
  44. Afghanistan Medal
  45. Iraq Medal
  46. Australian Service Medal 1945–1975[note 5]
  47. Australian General Service Medal for Korea
  48. Australian Service Medal[note 5]
  49. Australian Operational Service Medal – Border Protection[8]
  50. Australian Operational Service Medal – Greater Middle East Operation
  51. Australian Operational Service Medal – Special Operations
  52. Australian Operational Service Medal - Counter Terrorism/Special Recovery
  53. Australian Operational Service Medal – Civilian
  54. Rhodesia Medal
  55. Police Overseas Service Medal
  56. Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal
  57. National Emergency Medal[note 7]
  58. Civilian Service Medal 1939–1945
  59. National Police Service Medal[note 8]
  60. King Edward VII Coronation Medal (1902)
  61. King George V Coronation Medal (1911)
  62. King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (1935)
  63. King George VI Coronation Medal (1937)
  64. Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953)
  65. Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977)
  66. Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal[note 1][note 9] (2002)
  67. Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[note 1][note 9] (2012)
  68. Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[note 1][note 9] (2022)
  69. King Charles III Coronation Medal[note 1][note 9] (2023)
  70. 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal (1999)
  71. Australian Sports Medal (2000)
  72. Centenary Medal (2001)
  73. Defence Force Service Medal
  74. Reserve Force Decoration RFD
  75. Reserve Force Medal
  76. Defence Long Service Medal
  77. National Medal
  78. Australian Defence Medal
  79. Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal
  80. Champion Shots Medal
  81. Long Service Medals[note 10] See United Kingdom Honours Order of Wearing
  82. Service Medal of the Order of St John[12]
  83. Anniversary of National Service 1951–1972 Medal
  84. Foreign Awards (in order of date of authorisation of their acceptance and wearing).

Citations

The following citations are not positioned according to the list above. For members of the uniformed services, they are worn according to respective Service dress rules. For civilians, they are worn centrally above any other honours or awards:

Foreign awards

Approved foreign awards are published by the Governor-General and may be found on the Schedule of Approved Countries and Awards.

The following are international and foreign honours commonly awarded to Australians for various reasons.

 Commandeur Legion of Honour - awarded for Excellent civil or military conduct delivered France
 Officier
 Chevalier
 Distinguished Service Order (Military) Singapore
 Meritorious Service Medal (Military)
 Order of National Security Merit - usually awarded for joint operations South Korea
 Civil Order of the British Empire - awarded for Miscellaneous (civil or military) service United Kingdom
 Military
 Commander Legion of Merit - awarded to senior defence commanders United States
 Officer
 Meritorious Service Medal - usually awarded for joint operations
 1st Class Grand Meritorious Military Order Star Indonesia
 Army Meritorious Service Star
 Navy Meritorious Service Star
 Air Force Meritorious Service Star
 National Police Meritorious Service Star
 Courageous Commander The Most Gallant Order of Military Service Malaysia

For foreign awards commonly awarded to Australians for campaign and peacekeeping service please refer to the list on Australian Campaign Medals.

See also

Notes
  1. Conferred by The Sovereign in exercise of the Royal Prerogative
  2. "Provision for further awards at this level within the Order of Australia was removed by Her Majesty The Queen on 3 March 1986 on the advice of the Prime Minister. The grade was reinstated on 25 March 2014 on the advice of the Prime Minister." Order of Wearing, Page 5, Note 2.
  3. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Notice C2017G00904 of 18 August 2017 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Emergency Services Medal.
  4. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Notice C2020G00621 of 31 July 2020 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Australian Corrections Medal.
  5. Clasps to these medals should be worn on the ribbon in order of date of receipt.
  6. A person who has been awarded the Vietnam Medal, or who is eligible for the award of the Vietnam Medal, is not eligible for the award of the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal. These medals are of equal status.
  7. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S169 of Friday, 28 October 2011 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal.
  8. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S31 of Thursday, 3 March 2011 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Civilian Service Medal 1939-45.
  9. The Jubilee Medals have been awarded by The Sovereign in exercise of the Royal Prerogative to those awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia and Cross of Valour[9][10]
  10. Includes Imperial efficiency and long service awards[11]

References
  1. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S101 of Thursday, 4 April 2002 and No. S192 of Friday, 28 September 2007.
  2. e.g. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S113 of Wednesday, 9 May 1990 and No. S26 of Monday, 4 February 1991.
  3. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S15 of Saturday 26 January 2013 is a notice that states: "The Governor-General is pleased to announce appointments and awards to orders and decorations listed with a note that a comprehensive list of recipients can be found at www.gg.gov.au"
  4. "The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards" Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, updated 25 September 2007. (Includes official post-nominals.) It's an Honour
  5. "- all Imperial awards made to Australian citizens after 5 October 1992 are foreign awards and should be worn accordingly." Order of Wearing Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, updated 25 September 2007. page 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn after Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)
  6. "Refers to both the Victoria Cross and the Victoria Cross for Australia." Order of Wearing Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Page 5, Note 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn after Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)
  7. a) Listed to indicate where any awards within the Order of St John should be worn; however, the Service Medal of the Order of St John should be worn as a Long Service Medal after all other Imperial Long Service awards.
    b) "Post-nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised." (As notified in the Governor-General's media release of 14 August 1982.) Order of Wearing Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Page 5, Note 3.
  8. "What is the order of wear for the OSM?". Australian Operational Service Medal. Royal Australian Navy.
  9. "Congratulations to Allan and Mark". Facebook.
  10. "Embattled Digger awarded Queen's Jubilee Medal".
  11. http://itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf
  12. http://www.defence.gov.au/Medals/_Master/docs/DHAM/48.pdf
  • It's an Honour – Australian government website
  • Wearing Awards – Australian government It's an Honour website
  • Defence Honours & Awards– Australian Defence Force website
  • The Defence Honours and Awards Manual (DHAM)
    • Chapter 4 of the manual includes a link to the "current" (2007) Order of Wearing, but more usefully:
    • Annex A contains: A modified order of wearing that is designed to make the order of wearing Defence awards more easily understood ... The modified version provides a complete list of all awards by incorporating those campaign and other medals that are included separately in annexes to the original schedule.
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